Unable to register VB6 add-in in IV2010,i'm using windows7 64 bit?

[Anonymous]

Hi!

I have the attached the add-in project that i have built in VB6, i want to make it work on IV 2010,i'm using the windows7 64 bit, i have changed the reg file to wow6432. but the add-in doesn't load in IV2010.

i have the add-in working on 32 bit mode with xp.

Can someone check the attached file to see what is wrong?

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately add-ins created in VB6 are not compatible with 64-bit.

However there is some kind of workaround to run the add-in as an out of process active x exe file. See the following blog post of Brian Ekins: http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/10/visual-basic-6-add-ins-and-64-bit.html

In my case this was very slow and didn't work as expected so I made the choice to recreate the add-in in VB.NET 2008.

Cheers, Daniël

[Anonymous]

some time ago when i worked with the IV 12 or 2008 version, and also with xp 64, i was able to run my vb6 ad-ins.

Now isn't possible why because of the IV 2010?

[Anonymous]

As of IV2009 there are separate 32 and 64 bit versions. On a 64 bit operating system the 64 bit Inventor gets installed. VB6 can only build 32 bit add-ins which do not load in a 64 bit Inventor.

So for IV2010 on a 64 bit OS, you need a 64 bit add-in.

Daniël

[Anonymous]

So what version of visual basic supports 64 bit and 32 bit?

[Anonymous]

2005 and 2008 vb.net do.


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So what version of visual basic supports 64 bit and 32 bit?

[Anonymous]

This is correct, with Visual Studio 2005 or 2008 you can create an add-in that you can load in both 32 and 64 bit.

Just to be curious, is the combination of Inventor with Windows 7 working OK for you?

Daniël

[Anonymous]

Hi,

sorry for replying this old post...

djreesing, do you mean i don't need a 64bit machine to compile (...migrate...) my vb.net add-in for both 32 and 64bit target machines ("AnyCPU" will be enough???) ?

I'm just now looking for a new 64bit pc, in order to migrate to 64bit, and i wonder if I really have to!

I thought I need 64bit "hardware" to compile for 64/32bit "software"... Confused!

[Btw, i'm planning to start with VB.NET, never compiled on a 64bit yet, only VB6 on 32bit]

Thanks

bicio73

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@Anonymous wrote:
This is correct, with Visual Studio 2005 or 2008 you can create an add-in that you can load in both 32 and 64 bit.

Just to be curious, is the combination of Inventor with Windows 7 working OK for you?

Daniël

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[Anonymous]

Oops, I didn't see some stuff about 64/32bit. I've just found some post that explains the thing.

This discussion group is great! Thanks!

bicio73